When The Takeout T made its debut at the Grand National Roadster Show and was judged for the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster title it was like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Rocky, The Rookie, and The World’s Fastest Indian all rolled into one.

Maybe I shouldn’t be too surprised that to achieve such a high level of perfection in a garage and on a budget takes lots of innovative thinking, skills and patience. While we’re looking at Russ’s unique firewall treatment, this presents a perfect introduction to where the name, The Takeout T, came from.

Russ Freund’s T roadster is so well-done, so right for the time and so downright cool that it’s certain to get significant coverage by the hot rod print media. But there are two things about this terrific T that loom large from my perspective …

Jim likes to refer to his T-Bucket as “Ex Junk”, but I think Jim’s definition of junk rests on a higher plain than my own. It’s quite clear that he didn’t scrimp when it came to detail, because this car is loaded with clean, functional and …

Easily learn how you can do anything with fiberglass: lengthen a body, hang a door, build a dash -- you name it, you can do it with the second entry in the popular StreetRod 101 instructional DVD series!

This isn’t a video about how to set up a spray gun, run a compressor or mix paint. It’s about all the mission critical elements you want to take care of before it gets to that point. It'll save you hundreds -- if not thousands -- in paint prep expense, while eliminating wasted time and frustration!